Panzanella
A Tuscan bread salad with tomatoes, cucumber and fresh basil.
Ingredients
- 300g stale bread, cubed
- 4 ripe tomatoes, diced
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- Fresh basil, olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt
Method
Briefly soak the bread cubes in water, then squeeze out and crumble.
Mix the bread with the tomatoes, cucumber and onion. Dress with olive oil and vinegar, season with salt.
Let it stand for 15-20 minutes so the flavours meld, then serve with basil.
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